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Translated by Yocheved Klausner

Part One: Hebrew

Introduction

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Chapter I - Capreshter Convention 1980

The Annual Convention 1980

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Căpreşti Convention with the appearance of the Căpreşti Book

From the newspaper Al Hamishmar

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Greetings

Shunya Bronstein

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Sara Zeldov

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Chapter II - An evening at Kibbutz Bet Oren

Dedication of the book Our Town Căpreşti

Yakov Elyashiv zl

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Greetings and review

Kibbutz secretary Shmuel Cohen

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Att. Baruch Yanowitz

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Mordechai Rishpi

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Israel Reshef

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Zvi Carmi

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Chapter III - The Book as Mirrored in the Press

Our town Căpreşti

Nivim, Bet Oren

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The fertile Bessarabian plains

G. Karsel, in Moznayim

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History of Căpreşti

Uri Sela, in Yedi'ot Aharonot

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Our town Căpreşti

S. Avni, in Viața Noastră [Our Life]

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A Căpreşti Book of Remembrance

Davar

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A Book of Remembrance of a Jewish community in Bessarabia

Yehoshua Marcus, in Al Hamishmar

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Chapter IV - Institutions and Individuals

Bet Katzenelson [Katzenelson House]

Zvi Schener

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Massua

Avi-Yona Netanel

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YIVO New York

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B. I. Michali - Tel aviv

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L. Kupperstein - Tel Aviv

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Mordechai and Genia Shochat - Bat Yam

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Chaim Toren - Jerusalem

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Kibbutz Mesilot - the Library

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Chapter V - Capreshter Write to Us

Shunia Bronstein - Kiryat Chayim

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Shimon Yotzis - Kvutzat Ramat David

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Avraham Yotzis - Giv'atayim

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Efraim Yotzis - Ramat Gan

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Arie Landa - Holon

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Shunia Mann (Sklyar) - Kvutzat Nir-Am

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Arie Ma'ar - Giv'at Shmuel

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Zrubavel Seker (Sklyar) - Natzrat Illit

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Shmuel Potik - Ramat Gan

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Reply to Shmuel Potik

The Secretary

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Imanuel Pri-Paz - Netania

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Zelda Fidelman - Herzliya

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Lea Kolker - Haifa

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Arie Koparov - Petah-Tikva

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Israel Reshef - Ramat HaSharon

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Ethel Efrat (Rabinowitz) - Kvutzat Shamir

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Rosa Schor (Schneider) - Hadera

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The Jews of Pohorna

Arie Landa

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Chapter VI - The Book in the Eyes of Căpreşti descendants

In Israel

Yoel Silberg - Tel Aviv

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Sara Zeldov (Fidelman) - Herzliya

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Nira Kolton - Ramat HaSharon

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In the US and Canada

Ben & Ruth Itzkowics - Bradenton

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Bea & Joseph Feinberg - Stohoton [Stockton?]

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Bea & Jim Powell - Los Angeles

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Lotti & Freddi Bauch - Camarillo

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Martin & Pearl Slafkes - Silver Spring

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Jesse & Renie Vics - Lodonville [Londonville?]

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Yitzhak Liebestog - Toronto

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In Venezuela

Susa Van Dam - Caracas

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Boris Broitman

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A meeting with Yitzhak & Miriam Siegelboim - Caracas

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Part Two - Yiddish

Foreword

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Chapter One - Capreshter Convention 1980

In the name of the Association of former Bessarabian residents

Alexander Michelson

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Greetings:

Shunya Bronstein

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Sara Zeldow

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Chapter Two - An evening at Kibbutz Bet Oren (with the appearance of the book)